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Biological Activity Antispasmodic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Dosage Reference
P-COUMARIC-ACID not available Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
PAEONIFLORIN not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PAPAVERINE EC50=2.8-16 uM Ortiz de Urbina, J.J., Martin, M.L., Sevilla, M.A., Montero, M.J., Carron, R., and San Roman, L. Antispasmodic Activity on Rat Smooth Muscle of Polyphenol Compounds Caffeic and Protocathechic Acids. Phytotherapy Research 4(2): 73, 1990.
PAPAVERINE ED50=4.55 uM Duke, 1992 *
PARTHENOLIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
PATULETIN not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
PATULIN not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
PETASIN 14 x papaverine Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
PEUCENIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
PHLOROGLUCINOL 480 mg/day/orl man Martindale's 29th
PHTHALIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
PHYLLEMBLIN not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
PHYSOSTIGMINE-SALICYLATE not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PINENE not available Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
PIPERINE not available Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets,
e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp.
PIPERLONGUMINE not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM not available Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID EC50=4.6-17 uM Ortiz de Urbina, J.J., Martin, M.L., Sevilla, M.A., Montero, M.J., Carron, R., and San Roman, L. Antispasmodic Activity on Rat Smooth Muscle of Polyphenol Compounds Caffeic and Protocathechic Acids. Phytotherapy Research 4(2): 73, 1990.
PROTOPINE not available Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.
PROXIMOL not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Piper methysticum Kava-Kava 6 162, 426
Piper nigrum Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper 28 2, 107, 444.5
Piptanthus nanus not available 1 0
Piptanthus nepalensis not available 1 0
Pistacia lentiscus Mastic; Chios Mastictree; Mastictree; Mastixbaum (Ger.); Lentisco (Sp.) 7 90, 000
Pistacia vera Pistachio 4 13, 152
Pisum sativum Pea 13 81, 968.59999921918
Plantago asiatica Asian Plantain 3 24, 920
Plantago major Common Plantain 11 9, 125
Plantago ovata Blond Psyllium; Ispaghula; Spogel Seeds; Psyllium; Indian Plantago 1 0
Plantago psyllium Psyllium 4 8, 620
Platonia insignis Bakuri; Pacouri 2 2, 416
Platycodon grandiflorum Balloon Flower; Chieh-Keng; Jie-Geng 4 24, 819
Plectranthus amboinicus Amboini Coleus; Country Borage; Cuban Oregano; French Thyme; Indian Borage; Soup Mint; Spanish Thyme; Mexican Mint 3 3, 457, 448
Plectranthus barbatus Forskohl's Coleus; Indian Coleus; False Boldo 2 730, 890
Plectranthus coleoides not available 3 347
Plectranthus incanus Lal Agada 1 65
Plumeria acutifolia Frangipani 6 0
Podocarpus spicatus not available 1 0
Podophyllum hexandrum Himalayan Mayapple 3 12, 000